Cebu's 7th congressional district Legislative district of the Philippines
Cebu's 7th congressional district Boundary of Cebu's 7th congressional district in
Cebu Province Cebu Region Central Visayas Population 238,699 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 163,095 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 641.62 km2 (247.73 sq mi) Created 1907 Representative Peter John Calderon Political party NPC Congressional bloc Majority
Cebu's 7th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu . It was represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1916 to 1972, and again since 2016 . It was also earlier represented in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[ 3] Alcantara , Alegria , Badian , Dumanjug , Ginatilan , Malabuyoc , Moalboal and Ronda . It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Peter John Calderon of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[ 4]
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the northwestern Cebu municipalities of Asturias , Balamban , Bantayan , Daanbantayan , Madridejos , Medellin , San Remigio , Santa Fe , Tabuelan , and Tuburan .
Representation history
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District created January 9, 1907.[ 5] [ 6]
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Pedro Rodríguez
October 16, 1907
October 16, 1909
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1907 .
1907–1909 Asturias , Balamban , Bantayan , Daanbantayan , Medellin , San Remigio , Tuburan
2
Eulalio E. Causing
October 16, 1909
October 13, 1914
2nd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1909 .
1909–1916 Asturias , Balamban , Bantayan , Daanbantayan , Medellin , San Remigio , Santa Fe , Tuburan
3rd
Re-elected in 1912 .
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Tomás N. Alonso
November 21, 1914
October 16, 1916
Nacionalista
Elected in 1914 to finish Causing's term.
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Tomás N. Alonso
October 16, 1916
June 3, 1919
4th
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1916 .
1916–1919 Asturias , Balamban , Bantayan , Daanbantayan , Medellin , San Remigio , Santa Fe , Tuburan
4
José Alonso
June 3, 1919
June 2, 1925
5th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1919 .
1919–1935 Asturias , Balamban , Bantayan , Daanbantayan , Madridejos , Medellin , San Remigio , Santa Fe , Tuburan
6th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1922 .
5
Paulino Ybáñez
June 2, 1925
June 5, 1934
7th
Nacionalista Elected in 1925 .
8th
Re-elected in 1928 .
9th
Re-elected in 1931 .
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Buenaventura Rodríguez
June 5, 1934
September 16, 1935
10th
Nacionalista Elected in 1934 .
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Buenaventura Rodríguez
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1938
1st
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1935 .
1935–1941 Asturias , Balamban , Bantayan , Daanbantayan , Madridejos , Medellin , San Remigio , Santa Fe , Tuburan
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Roque Desquitado
December 30, 1938
December 30, 1941
2nd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1938 .
District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) .
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District re-created May 24, 1945.
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José V. Rodríguez
June 9, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1941 .
1945–1946 Asturias , Balamban , Bantayan , Daanbantayan , Madridejos , Medellin , San Remigio , Santa Fe , Tuburan
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José V. Rodríguez
May 25, 1946
December 30, 1949
1st
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1946 .
1946–1953 Asturias , Balamban , Bantayan , Daanbantayan , Madridejos , Medellin , San Remigio , Santa Fe , Tuburan
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Nicolás Escario
December 30, 1949
December 30, 1957
2nd
Liberal
Elected in 1949 .
3rd
Re-elected in 1953 .
1953–1972 Asturias , Balamban , Bantayan , Daanbantayan , Madridejos , Medellin , San Remigio , Santa Fe , Tabuelan , Tuburan
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Antonio Y. de Pio
December 30, 1957
December 30, 1961
4th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1957 .
11
Tereso P. Dúmon
December 30, 1961
December 30, 1969
5th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1961 .
6th
Re-elected in 1965 .
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Celestino N. Sybico Jr.
December 30, 1969
September 23, 1972
7th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1969 .imposition of martial law .
District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII 's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa , followed by the six-seat Cebu's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa .
District re-created September 18, 2015.[ 7]
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Peter John Calderon
June 30, 2016
Incumbent
17th
NPC
Elected in 2016 .
2016–present Alcantara , Alegria , Badian , Dumanjug , Ginatilan , Malabuyoc , Moalboal , Ronda
18th
Re-elected in 2019 .
19th
Re-elected in 2022 .
Election results
2019
2016
See also
References
^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021 . ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections" . Commission on Elections . Retrieved November 2, 2024 .^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2020 .^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 30, 2020 .^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)" . Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021 .^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . Retrieved April 30, 2020 . ^ "Republic Act No. 10684" . Official Gazette (Philippines) . September 18, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2020 .
